Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-08-02
Various Items,

Richmond in.October,y when the site
of the Lee monument is dedicated.
Gov. Vance said all he knew about
finances was-that it took two better
names; than his to- get money out OF
q bank. = - - :.
The fool-killer will neglect his duty
if he fails to take notice of the chap
who rocks the boat when he has girls
with him.
A Vassar girl being asked by her
teacher what kind of a noun kiss was,
replied with blush that is was both
proper and common.
There, is one admirable feature
about wire. fence. The patent med
icine man can't 'paint legend on it
in regard to his liver cure.
The coiored citizens of Louisiana
are engaged in making arrangements
for a grand State exposition of indus
trial products.
Col. Craighill's report showing OPP
crations in Baltimore harbor and
other improvements has been submit
ted to- the chief of engineers.
Thomas J. Hensell, aged &c, in
business in Winchester for fifty
years, died last Friday. He was the
father of Charles w. Hcnsell.
Rain water is the best for toilet
purposes and keeps the skin soft and
smooth. Boiled rain water is con-
sidered as effective as Turkish bath
in removing tan.
There are now 242 male and fe-
male convicts in the West Virginia
penitentiary, and the directors report
the health of the inmates better than
for long time past.
A company has been organized to
build Observation-Disclosures for rapid
transit in Chicago and suburbs. 1t
is designed to lay a tunnel thirty
five feet. under the streets, reaching
TO all quarters of the city.
A man at Americas, Ca, went to
bed thinking so intently of a null
berry tree that he was to transplant
in the morning that he got up in his
sleep and transplanted the tree, and
went back to bed without waking up.
The mechanical department of the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gia Railroad are experimenting with
q new smoke-preventing device for
locomotives, with prospect of accom-
plishing much for the relief of rail-
way travellers.
It is estimated that from 81, 900 to
So 900 cubic miles of rain fall every
year upon the surface of the globe.
The rivers carry off barely onc-half !;
the rest disappears by evaporation,
by the absorption of the earth, ard of
being taken up by plants, animals
and mineral oxidation.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion has decided, in q case which had
been argued before it, that railroad
companies could issue mileage tick
cts, the charges for which should be
reasonable and just and free from un-
just discrimination. No discrimina-
ton could be made in favor of the
class of riders known as commercial
travellers.
The new 50 silver certificates with
Hancock vignettc are being raised
and circulated rs $40 certificates
Several of them have been discovered
in Chicago. These notes will be
t showed" in all parts of the country,
and therefore the necessity of looking
carefully at all certificates of this de-
nomination before taking them in
trade.
The New York World has been
making an expose of the coal baron's
system of slavery in Pennsylvania.
In that State where the miner is sspro-
tectcd up to the eyes" he is 4 paul
per. A little more protection would
raise the gauge until it buried him in
a pauper's grave. Yet Republican
Pennsylvania bowls against any re-
vision in the tariff.
The hot wave evidently reached
Atchison, Kas. This invocation is
from the Globe of that city. " Back
ward, turn backward, O, time, in thy
flight, give us frost again just for
tonight; am so weary of weather
so hot, the sweat it produces would
fill big pot; weary of collars that
wilt like rag, weary of toiling away
for the swag. A snow-storm or biz
zard would go very nice; put me on
ice, mother, put me on ice.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company are engaged laying out an
extensive park at Mt. Airy, which,
when completed, will doubtless be one
of the most attractive places in the
State. IL is said the railroad COM
pany purpose erecting large hotel
in addition to other improvements,
and also that there is to be built and
founded hospital for the care of aged
and disabled railroad employees
The park will be over hundred
acres in extent.
The commissioners of Washington
county, Md, having decided to re-
model and enlarge the Jail at Hagcrs-
town, on Tuesday entered into Il con-
tract with the SauIy Jail Building
Manufacturing Co., of st Louis, Mo-,
for the furnishing and erection of
seven stccl-lined cells, of sufficient
capacity to accommodate thirty-four
prisoners, at cost of $1,000. The
other improvements decided upon will
make the entire cost of the building,